On January 1st 1861, the Cullercoats Lifeboat was called upon to save life on a brig called "Lovely Nelly". "The Women", painted by John Charlton, dramatically shows the women of Cullercoats pulling the lifeboat through a blizzard to launch it near the wreck.

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The Women: John Charlton 1904*, Laing Art Gallery,Newcastle upon Tyne
(* commonly ascribed to,but the painting has no exact date)